Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA

For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in, and then played back from, DNA in living cells.

US First Free-Roaming Genetically Engineered Insects

A field trial will take place in New York area and will become the first wild release of an insect modified using genetic engineering in the US.

Long-read sequencing 'illuminates' inaccessible parts of the genome

Now, for the first time, Stanford University researchers have used long-read, whole genome sequencing to diagnose a patient.

This Study is Forcing Scientists to Rethink the Human Genome

A new study suggests an intriguing new way of viewing the genome in which nearly every gene impacts every other gene.

CRISPR DNA Editing Can Cause Hundreds of Off-Target Mutations

A new study offers a cautionary tale for using the widely hyped gene-editing tool CRISPR on people.

Scientists have identified 40 new genes linked to intelligence

Scientists have discovered 40 new genes that appear to be linked to intelligence. The find could help to understand how the brain develops key functions associated with thinking.

Geneticists track the evolution of parenting

Researchers have confirmed that becoming a parent brings about more than just the obvious offspring - it also rewires the parents' brain.

Scientists make a viable semi-synthetic organism

The lifeform holds on to its artificial genetic letters without a hitch.

Cellular Reprogramming Rejuvenates Old Mice and Boosts Lifespans 30%

Using a process designed to “reprogram” normal adult cells into pluripotent stem cells researchers have managed to boost the life spans of mice by up to 30% and rejuvenate some of their tissues.

Cultural differences may leave their mark on DNA

A San Francisco, US - led study has identified signatures of ethnicity in the genome that appear to reflect an ethnic group's shared culture and environment, rather than their common genetic ancestry.

The UN Just Gave Scientists the Green Light to Mess With Natural Selection

Of all the potentially apocalyptic technologies scientists have come up with in recent years, the gene drive is easily one of the most terrifying. But like most great risks, the gene drive also offers incredible reward.

Lung Cancer Patient First to Undergo CRISPR Gene Editing

The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique has been used in its first human trial. Scientists at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China began a trial last month to treat a lung cancer patient.

The world's top biologists have met to discuss whether we should update evolution

A team of researchers has now proposed an update to our current understanding of evolution - one that could completely shift our understanding of how species evolve.

CRISPR used for first time to correct clotting

This study is a preclinical proof of concept using a universal CRISPR/Cas9 gene targeting approach that could be applied to majority of the patients with a specific disease.

CRISPR gene-editing has been tested in a human for the first time

Chinese scientists have become the first in the world to inject an adult human with cells that have been genetically edited using the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 technique.